The Endangered Freshwater Giants
Freshwater megafauna are in decline, but their importance to ecosystems and other species is great. Scientists are calling for more research and conservation actions for these species, to protect and reverse the declining biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems.
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The Devil's Decline
Ongoing monitoring of wild Tasmanian devils has revealed that their population is still in decline, due to the deadly devil facial tumour disease.
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Tasmanian Devil Extinction Predicted to Catalyse Biodiversity Loss for Tasmania
The disease is an infectious, spreading cancer and, with no cure available, has reduced populations by 80%. Consequently the species is now listed on the IUCN Red List as endangered.
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Bad Weather is Bad News for Barn Owls
Barn owls are adversely affected by large amounts of rainfall. They hunt in daylight, detecting prey primarily by sound, therefore relying on dry leaf litter to find voles and mice.
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Damning Report Fuels Zoo Debate
The assessment of 200 zoos in the twenty countries that were subject to separate investigations revealed that no country was without fault.
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Plastic Pollution Up Dramatically in the North Pacific
Plastic ingestion in Northern Fulmars, and therefore plastic pollution in the North Pacific, has increased over the past 40 years.
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